Saturday, November 02, 2024

2024 New Jersey Wildfire Season: Craigmeur Lookout Wildfire, Morris County (Update # 3 Nov 2nd)

November 2nd, 9 PM


Direct link to video from CBS 2 NY on YouTube

NJ Forest Fire Service wildland firefighters and firefighters from Bergen, Essex, Passaic, Sussex, Morris, and Warren Counties continue to work the Craigmeur Lookout Fire. Progress was made today as the number of threatened structures is down to 1 from 16 structures earlier today. The acreage burned is now at 211 acres with containment at 50 percent. See my post on the evening of November 1st for earlier information about this fire.


November 2nd 10:10 AM

The Craigmeur Lookout Fire that is still burning in Rockaway Township, Morris County. As of the 10 AM update from the NJ Forest Fire Service, the fire has burned 170 acres and is at 50 percent containment. Evacuation orders that were in place on November 1st have been lifted. Sixteen structures are threatened. One helicopter with a 350 gallon bucket is working the fire. Structure protection is being provide by fire department from Bergen, Essex, Passaic, Sussex, Morris and Warren counties. The cause is currently under investigation.


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